A UC San Diego engineering alumnus reflects on how a chance curiosity about a can of compressed air, along with support across campus, fueled an innovation in battery technology.
The University of California San Diego Library’s Signature Event Series, now in its fifth year, continues with a special evening featuring two distinguished alumni authors: Sarina Dahlan ’98 and S.B. Divya MEng ’00. The event will explore the power of speculative fiction to address contemporary...
The UC Board of Regents has named James B. Milliken the next president of the University of California system. Currently serving as chancellor of the University of Texas system, Milliken is a longtime advocate for student access and affordability. He will begin his new role on August 1, 2025
A team of engineers at UC San Diego is making it easier for researchers from a broad range of backgrounds to understand how different species are evolutionarily related, and support the transformative biological and medical applications that rely on these species trees.
UC San Diego materials science and engineering Ph.D. student Liya Bi won the grand prize at the 43rd annual Jacobs School of Engineering Research Expo for his work studying how molecules organize themselves into ordered patterns on metal surfaces, which could transform how microchips are made.
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Two University of California San Diego School of Medicine physician-scientists have been elected to the Association of American Physicians (AAP). Cynthia Gyamfi-Bannerman, M.D., M.S. and Harold (Hal) Hoffman, M.D. were selected for membership to the American Association of Physicians.
The DPP is a free one-year lifestyle change program that is proven to cut the risk of type 2 diabetes in half, showing promising results to participants across varying backgrounds and challenges.
Six professors from the University of California San Diego have been elected in 2025 to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nation’s most prestigious honor societies
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